Railway-tie.



ltl"rN`ITED STAES PATEN T OFFICE.

STEPHEN E. BERRIER, OF BATAVIA, IOWA.

RAILWAY-TIE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN E. BERRIER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Batavia, in the county of Jeifersom'State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to railway ties.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of a railway tiewhich includes means whereby the rails attached thereto are effectivelysecured against spreading.

further object of the invention resides in the provision of a railwaytie which is adapted to sufficiently support the rails and which will besimple in construction, durable, and of such a nature that the same maybe manufactured and installed at an exceedingly small cost.

lith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thedetails of construction and arrangement and combination of parts to behereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing, wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views; and in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a railway tie constructed in accordance withthe invention, a fragment of the rails being shown secured thereon; Fig.2, a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3, a detail perspectiveview of the plate contained within the tie and which is provided withmeans adapted to extend from the upper side of the tie and engage therespective rails to prevent the latter from spreading.

Referring to the drawing, the tie is shown as comprising a tubularmember 10 of substantially square cross section, the top of which memberis provided with spaced openings 11 and 12. Disposed within the member10 and secured against t-he inner face of Specification or LettersPatent.

Application filed. February 11, 1911.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911. Serial No. 607,957.

' the top of said member is a plate 13 which has formed thereonprojections 14 and 15 extending respectively through the openings 11 and12., The interior of the member 10 beneath the plate 13 is provided witha plastic lilling formed of cement or other `suitable material.

Seated upon the top of the member 10 adjacent the projection 15 is arail 17, while another rail 18 is seated upon the top of the member 10adjacent the projection 14. The rail 17 is positioned with t-he outerside edge of its base in engagement with the adjacent side face of theprojection 15, and is secured to the top of the member 10 by means of aclamping plate 19 overlapping the base thereof and secured to theprojection 15 by screw bolts 20. rlhe rail 17 is further secured to thetop of the member 10 by means of a clamping plate 21 which overlaps theinner portion of the base of said rail and is secured to the topV of themember 10 by screw bolts 22 which latter also serve to secure the plate18 to the top of the member 10. The rail 18 is likewise secured to thetop of the member 10 by a clamping plate 23 which overlaps the outerportion of the base of the rail 18 and is secured to the projection 14by means of screw bolts 24. This rail 18 is further secured to the topof the member 10 by another clamping plate 25 which overlaps the innerportion of the base of the rail 18 and is secured to the top of themember 10 by means of screw bolts 26, which latter also serve to securethe plate 18 to the top of the member 10. By this construction it willbe apparent that any tendency of the rails 17 and 18 to spread will beeffectively resisted and prevented by the projections 15 and 14respectively. It will also be apparent that a tie constructed inaccordance with that heretofore described will offer a very solidfoundation for the rails and will possess suiiicient resiliency toassist in absorbing the vibrations during the travel of trainsthereover.

Vhat is claimed is A railway tie comprising a tubular member havingspaced openings in the top thereof, a plate disposed within and securedagainst the top of said member, projections In testimony whereof, Iaiiix my signaon said plate elxtending tlrough said operliture, inpresence of two Witnesses. ings respective y,- means or securing rai supon the top of said member With the outer STEPHEN E' BERRIER side edgesof their bases in engagement With Witnesses:

' said projections respectively, and a plastic W. S. CAMPBELL,

lling in said member beneath the plate. S. J. BECK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C.

